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South Korea sees 1st birthrate increase in 9 years

The New York Times · 2h

South Korea Has a Small Baby Bump After Years of Decline

South Korea reported a rare increase in births last year as the country grapples with a dwindling population. Its fertility rate remains the world’s lowest.

South Korea sees first birthrate increase in 9 years

South Korea's fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on Wednesday (February 26), in a sign that the country's demographic crisis might have turned a corner.

U.S. News & World Report · 10h

South Korea Birthrate Rises for First Time in 9 Years, Marriages Surge

South Korea's fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, in a sign that the country's demographic crisis might have turned a corner.

South Korea's Yoon defiant

The Associated Press on MSN · 18h

South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree as impeachment trial nears end

In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the danger of the opposition-controlled parliament as he vowed to push for political reform if reinstated.

UPI News on MSN · 21h

South Korea's Yoon defends martial law bid at final impeachment trial hearing

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gave a closing statement at his impeachment trial on Tuesday, apologizing to citizens for his short-lived declaration of martial law but defending the move.

South Korea's Yoon accused in final impeachment hearing of seeking 'dictatorship'

South Korean parliamentary lawyers seeking President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal over his short-lived imposition of martial law compared him to a dictator on Tuesday during their final arguments at his impeachment trial.

Bridge collapses in South Korea killing 4

An elevated part of a highway being built in South Korea collapses, killing 3 workers

An elevated part of a highway under construction has collapsed in South Korea, killing three workers and injuring six others

Reuters on MSN · 1d

At least three dead in South Korea highway construction project collapse

At least three people died and six were injured on Tuesday after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of the South Korean capital, Seoul, fire authorities said. The accident took place at 9:49 a.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

4 killed as South Korean highway bridge collapses during construction

Six others were injured when a highway bridge collapsed in Cheonan, a city south of Seoul. The country has one of the highest workplace fatality rates in the OECD.

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South Korea's policy push springs to life as world's lowest birthrate rises

South Korea's birthrate, the lowest in the world, rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, as more couples tied the ...

'Joyful' South Koreans hope rising births will continue

South Koreans rejoiced Wednesday at news that the number of births had risen for the first time in about a decade -- a rare ...

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South Korea birth rate rises for first time in 9 years on marriage boom

South Korea's record-low birth rate rose in 2024, the country's statistics agency reported on Wednesday, marking the first ...

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South Korea birth rate rose last year, first time in a decade

South Korea's birth rate rose last year for the first time in a decade, official data showed on Wednesday, bucking a trend ...

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